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Replications files for "It�s Good to Be First: Order Bias in Reading and Citing NBER Working Papers"
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The folder contains

nber_data.dta -> Main data file in Stata 12 format
nber_data.txt -> Main data file in .txt file
do_files -> Stata do file to replicate the tables of the paper. Written to run on Stata 12

Additionally, the file nber_data_hits_downloads.dta is is available upon application to Daniel Feenberg
(feenberg@nber.org) at the NBER. This file contains data on hits and downloads.
The results of the paper regarding citations can be reproduced without the additional file.
The results of the paper regarding hits and downloads require the additional file. 

Variables included in the main data file:

nberwpno	         NBER WP number
cites	                 Google scholar cites received, as of July 2015
rank	                 List placement
submissiondatestata	 Date submitted to NBER
announcementdatestata	 Date announced by the NBER
maxstockpapers	         Prev. WPs (Max)
nr_authors	         No. Authors
AG	                 Aging
AP	                 Asset Pricing
CH	                 Children
CF	                 Corporate Finance
DEV	                 Development
DAE	                 Development of the American Economy
ED	                 Education
EFG	                 Economic Fluctuations and Growth
EEE	                 Environmental and Energy Economics
HC	                 Health Care
HE	                 Health Economics
IO	                 Industrial Organization
IFM	                 International Finance and Macroeconomics
ITI	                 International Trade and Investment
LS	                 Labor Studies
LE	                 Law and Economics
ME	                 Monetary Economics
POL	                 Political Economy
PR	                 Productivity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
PE	                 Public Economics
year	                 year
star5	                 Star Author (top 5% cites)
